UK: Defying COVID Dictators – ‘Come to the theatre and arrest us’ Andrew Lloyd Webber (BBC) 9 June 2021

The 73-year-old told the Telegraph he is prepared to be arrested if authorities try to intervene in his reopening plans.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘prepared to be arrested’ over theatre reopening

image captionAndrew Lloyd Webber is the owner of seven London theatres

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is determined to open his theatres on 21 June, even if he risks being arrested.

The impresario’s West End production of Cinderella is scheduled to begin previews on 25 June, four days after so-called “freedom day”.

“We are going to open, come hell or high water,”he told the Telegraph.

The government has said it will make a judgement soon on whether to proceed with the lifting of lockdown restrictions on 21 June.

According to reports, that date may be pushed back by the government due to concerns over the impact of Covid-19 variant.

Theatres are currently able to operate with with reduced capacities and socially distanced audiences.

Lord Lloyd-Webber has previously insisted that productions like his large-scale musicals are “impossible” under…

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